John contrell



FFCE,

JOHN CONTRELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOSEPHCONTRELL,

OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,121, dated July 10, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN GONTRELL, of the city, county, and State of NewYork,

have invented a new and Improved Vash-- i1ig`vlachine5 and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apartof this speciiication, in which- Figure l, represents a top view ofmy im proved washing machine showing the cylinder in two positions. Fig.2, is a vertical diametrical section taken through the machine, asindicated by the red line a2,- F ig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings, A, represents a stand for supporting the tub B, onwhich stand is erected a frame C, and within this frame is placed thetub B, and conical rubber I). Through the cone D, which may be eitherhollow or solid, passes a metal cylinder E, with a flanged collar a, atthe top and bottom, which franges are secured tightly to top and bottomof the cone, the cylinder or tube E, being passed through the axis ofthe cone as clearly shown. This tube E, with the manner of securing itto the cone heads prevents water from entering the cone should it bemade hollow, which in practice will be the best way to make it.

G, is a solid shaft that projects up through the center of the tub B, isfixed to the bottom of the tub and projects slightly through the bottomof the tub. This shaft has a step bearing in the table A, and an upperbearing in the cross bar of frame C. On this shaft Gr is placed theinverted conical rubber D, which is the frustum of a cone, and aroundthis shaft the rubber is made to move back and forth, describing about aquarter revolution. The teeth and rubber are thus supported by one shaftG, and each are capable of a rotary motion about their ycommon axis. J Jare rack sectorswhich are secured to the top edge of the tub and to thecircumference of the top of the conical rubber, respectively, the curvesof both of which are described from the aXis of the central shaft G.Between these two racks J, J is placed a pinion spur wheel K, the teethof which wheel engage with both racks. This wheel is hung on the end ofa short vertical shaft c, that has its bearing in a bracket piece CZ,which is secured to the underside of the cross bar C. On the top of theshaft c, a double crank lever N, is placed which is held by the hands inoperating the machine, the handles of which may be made to turn looselyif desirable.

Now from this description, it will be seen that by moving the pinionwheel to the right and left alternately, the conical rubber and tubitself will be simultaneously moved in opposite directions and theinside surface of the tub, which like the cone should be armed withslats or corrugations in the usual manner, will be converted into arubbing surface like that of the cone. In this manner and with such asimple and cheap attachment to the ordinary machines of this peculiarconstruction, the articles submitted to them may be rubbed on both sidesby two opposite moving rubbing surfaces, the action of the rubbingsurface on the tub being precisely the same as that on the cone.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The employment of the rack sectors J, J and intermediate oscillatingpinion K, gearing with both of said sectors, in combination with theoscillating rubbing tub B and conical rubber D, as and for the purposesherein shown and described.

JOHN CONTRELL.

Witnesses CHARLES HUGHES, B. GIROUX.

